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Calling on the U.S. Government to condemn the genocide occurring in the Darfur region of Sudan and urge the U.S. Government to provide humanitarian relief.
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WHEREAS, An increasing number of residents in Philadelphia are of African descent, including many from the Sudan, especially the Darfur region; and
WHEREAS, The City's racial, ethnic and cultural diversity, including the presence of residents of varied national origins from throughout the world, is one of our community's greatest strengths; and
WHEREAS, The City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, stands with the global community in recognizing our moral obligation to condemn genocide anywhere in the world. We are committed to alerting our community to the urgency of the situation in Darfur and working together with The Philadelphia Area Darfur Alert Coalition to end this human tragedy; and
WHEREAS, The Sudanese presence here, and throughout the United States in increasing numbers during the last few years, reflects the longstanding armed conflicts and authoritarian rule which have prevailed in that country over the last 50 years. Authoritarian rule has produced the forced displacement of millions of people from southern Sudan and from the Darfur region; and
WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia is committed to the defense of the rule of law, including the basic standard of international law and international human rights which are contained in treaties signed by the United States such as the United Nations Charter, the Geneva Conventions, the Convention Against Torture, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CERD), the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) and the American Convention of Human Rights, which are part of the "supreme law of the land" according to the U.S. Constitution; and
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